FNUS73 KLMK 241132 FWSLMK SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDFIRE...FT KNOX FIRE DEPT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 732 AM EDT SUN OCT 24 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0704 EDT ON OCTOBER 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY GROUND CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST TODAY. HOWEVER...WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS BRINGING IN A BIT MORE MOIST AIR DEW POINTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO DROP AS LOW AS YESTERDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE LOW 30S THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL PICK UP TO 15 TO 20 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE AN ISOLATED CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON BUT THE BETTER CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL BE DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62 AT REQUEST...MAX 78. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 34 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTH AT 10 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE 600-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-7200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 35 MPH THROUGH MIDDAY...THEN INCREASING TO 30 TO 36 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 24 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 35 MPH THROUGH MIDDAY...THEN INCREASING TO 30 TO 36 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 24 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........35 49 55 59 79 81 WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............62 67 74 77 78 77 RH..............49 43 36 34 36 41 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 11 S 14 S 15 S 16 S 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 25 30 30 30 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 60. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 96 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........69 90 98 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............70 67 65 63 62 61 RH..............57 65 73 78 84 90 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 7 S 7 S 6 S 7 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 78. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 56 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 2100 FT AGL IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 26 TO 30 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 26 TO 30 MPH. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........100 93 83 76 69 59 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............60 66 73 76 78 77 RH..............96 75 56 51 49 51 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 9 S 11 SW 11 S 10 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 20 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...RAU REQUESTED BY...MR LOVING TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20101024.WILDF.01/LMK